Four vying for Place 4 in Mercedes City Commission
A woman who regularly attends and livestreams Mercedes City Commission meetings last week filed to run for a seat held by a four-term incumbent.
Velda...
Edcouch police chief candid on career amid departure
Without knowing which department he might lead next, Edcouch Police Chief Eloy Cardenas submitted his resignation last month.
Cardenas led the Edcouch Police Department for...
Mercedes names former Brownsville city attorney as new legal counsel
The Mercedes City Commission named former city of Brownsville’s longtime attorney Mark Sossi as its new legal counsel on Tuesday.
The city issued request for...
2-term Mercedes commissioner not seeking re-election
Mercedes City Commissioner James Howard Wade Jr. did not submit paperwork by Friday’s deadline to run for re-election this spring.
When asked if he would...
Mercedes launches trash dump site for residents
The city of Mercedes reopened a trash collection site last week for residents to dump bulky items.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved the...
Ex-Donna ISD employee jailed for sexual relationship with student
EDINBURG — The Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office revoked probation last week for a former Donna high school truancy officer who pleaded guilty to...
Duty-free shop to open at Donna-Rio Bravo Intl.Bridge
The Donna City Commission joined an international business owner Tuesday evening for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the construction of a duty-free store near the...
A.C. Cuellar drops lawsuit against county commissioner
Former Hidalgo County Precinct 1 Commissioner A.C. Cuellar agreed this month to walk away from his lawsuit against Commissioner David Fuentes, his successor, who...
Donna celebrates Chisholm Trail Festival despite chilly weather
A. COLLEEN DEGUZMAN | STAFF WRITER
DONNA — Although Saturday’s cold and relentless drizzle put a damper on the annual Chisholm Trail Festival here, local...
‘State of the border’: New RGV chief patrol agent holds agency’s inaugural address
MISSION — U.S. Border Patrol’s new chief patrol agent for the Rio Grande Valley sector used the agency’s first state of the border address...